January 23, 2025
Measure would require police to notify federal authorities about suspected undocumented immigrants
Indiana law enforcement would be required to send notice to federal immigration officials if they have probable cause to believe someone they arrested is an undocumented immigrant. That’s under a bill approved by a House committee Thursday.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2025
House bill aims to bolster nuclear, retain coal and gas plants for AI data centers
A House bill, HB 1007, aims to help ensure AI data centers coming into the state have the massive amount of power they need — primarily by subsidizing small nuclear plants and keeping coal and natural gas plants online. Consumer and environmental advocates worry this could mean higher electric bills for Hoosiers.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2025
Indiana Black Caucus said Braun's DEI order sends message that Indiana doesn't care about fairness
The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus said Gov. Mike Braun’s executive order ending diversity, equity and inclusion in state government sends a message that Indiana doesn’t care about fairness.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2025
Bill would cut Indiana individual income tax rate more in future, if state revenues grow
Indiana is in the midst of a five-year reduction of its individual income tax rate. A bill unanimously approved by a Senate committee Tuesday would continue to cut the rate after that — but only if state revenues grow.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2025
AI data centers threaten to derail climate progress in Indiana
Companies like Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon are building large data centers in Indiana for AI. Each one requires power 24/7 — and a lot of it. But Indiana utilities weren’t anticipating this when they made plans to get more power from sources like wind and solar. Data centers could delay utilities’ efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2025
Southern Indiana lawmakers back bills on health care, education, government oversight
It’s two weeks into Indiana’s legislative session, and lawmakers across the state have filed more than 2,200 bills, only a fraction of which will become law. Here’s a look at what Southern Indiana officials are focused on.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2025
Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country's past leaders and makes sweeping promises
President Donald Trump's second inaugural address featured similar themes to his first: a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and grand promises to fix its problems.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2025
All of the Day 1 executive actions Trump has announced so far
After his Monday inaguration, Trump is expected to sign a slew of executive orders relating to immigration and other issues.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2025
TikTok is back online in the U.S., following Trump's promise to pause the ban
The president-elect said he will issue an executive order Monday to delay the ban while he brokers a sale. The app has returned on web and mobile, but is not available in Apple and Google's stores.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2025
TikTok is offline in the U.S. after Supreme Court upholds ban
The app had more than 170 million monthly users in the U.S. The black-out is the result of a law forcing the service offline unless it sheds its ties to ByteDance, its China-based parent company.
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